MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 1050 system-on-chip (SoC), its first mmWave 5G chipset. Through dual connectivity using mmWave and sub-6GHz, the Dimensity 1050 will deliver the speeds and capacity required to provide smartphone users, said the vendor.
Amid a China-plus-one supply chain landscape, Apple reportedly tells suppliers to expand production outside China, while electronic products, including PCs, tablets, and wearables, are delivering a rapid growth in India.
Samsung Electronics' subsidiary in Vietnam is setting up in Hanoi the biggest of the giant's R&D facility outside of South Korea, according to a media report.
China RF front-end module startup Smarter Micro has secured approval to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).
Taiwan-based IC design houses particularly LCD driver IC firms continue to see their China-based handset clients decelerate their pace of orders, bracing for a potential cutback in the orders for the rest of this year, according to industry sources.
Samsung Electronics is reportedly mulling developing a new application processor series exclusively for its flagship smartphones, while having its existing Exynos chip series power midrange and entry-level phone models for other brands, according to industry sources. The Exynos series would compete against mobile APs from MediaTek and Qualcomm.
China's handset shipments came to about 21.46 million units in March 2022, down 40% from a year earlier, with 5G smartphone shipments falling 41% on year to 16.19 million units, according to data compiled by the Chinese Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT).
Xiaomi's mid-range smartphone brand Poco launched a new model F4 GT this week in Taiwan, which is likely to provide momentum for sales of gaming smartphone and give another push to Xiaomi's shipments, according to sources at retailers.
Qualcomm will soon roll out an enhanced version of its Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile SoC built using TSMC's 4nm process technology, according to industry sources. Many are wondering if using TSMC's 4nm process will solve the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1's issues with overheating and performance.
NAND flash demand for datacenter applications will be rising robustly, with bit shipments likely to outpace those for handsets between 2023 and 2024, according to Wallace Kou, president and CEO for flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology.
In the first quarter of 2022, Xiaomi secured a 22% share in Vietnam's smartphone market, becoming its second-largest, according to VIR citing Canalys' latest report.
Google has unveiled its latest own-brand mobile device hardware including the Pixel 6a, the Pixel 7, the Pixel Watch and the Pixel Tablet during Google I/O 2022.
Despite being viewed as the world's last high-growth and large smartphone market, India faces supply issues resulting from COVID-19 in China, leading to declined shipments for the third consecutive quarter.
Huawei has recently launched a new flagship foldable smartphone model, Mate Xs2, at low prices, seeking to stage a quick comeback in the handset market after being forced to retreat from the high-end segment under US trade sanctions, according to industry sources.
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US AI accelerator IP startup Expedera successfully raised their series A funding of US$18 million in December 2021 to accelerate product development and market expansion for meeting the market's robust demand for deep-learning accelerator (DLA) semiconductor IP. DIGITIMES talked to VP Engineering and co-founder Siyad Ma and VP of Marketing Paul Karazuba to get to know the company, and understand the latest market trend and their expansion plans.
HTC saw its net losses narrow substantially on-year in the first quarter of 2022, but gross margin grew for the 18th consecutive month to 37.8%, thanks to robust sales of its VR and other products for the metaverse.
With handset sales in China still sluggish, inventory adjustments for related mobile phone component suppliers may be extended to the end of 2022, according to industry sources.
Semiconductor consortium ISMC, a joint venture between Tower Semiconductor and Next Orbit Ventures, has announced to invest US$3 billion to set up a 65nm chip-making plant in Mysuru, Karnataka, the first and largest semiconductor fab in India, according to The Economic Times.
Samsung Electronics' foundry business achieved its highest-ever first-quarter sales, thanks to solid demand from all applications and improvements in the yields of the advanced process, the vendor has claimed when announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2022.
Taiwan-based iPhone contract manufacturers are expected to expand their capacity in India in the current fiscal year and produce iPhones almost five times the output produced in the previous fiscal year, according to The Economic Times.
Following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, global emphasis on hand hygiene has never been stronger. However, while people understand the need to wash their hands, many often neglect to sanitize their mobile devices, which are proven to be up to 18 times dirtier than a public toilet.
Taiwan's handset sales have further declined due to the lack of killer apps for 5G and a spike of COVID cases, according to market sources. Handset shipments into the Taiwan market declined to 380,000 units in March, the lowest in 2022, as end-demand remains weak and shortage of iPhone 13 Pro Max persists.
